Saaho
Saho
Afro-Asiatic (Cushitic, East)
Saho is an East Cushitic language closely related to Afar, spoken in northeastern Eritrea and adjacent Ethiopia. The Saho people are traditionally pastoralists and have maintained close cultural ties with the Afar.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Saho
Water
lee
/leː/
Fire
gira
/ɡira/
Sun
ayro
/ajɾo/
Moon
alsa
/alsa/
Star
cutuk
/ħutuk/
Mother
ina
/ina/
Father
abba
/abba/
I
anu
/ʔanu/
You
atu
/ʔatu/
Name
migaq
/miɡaːʕ/
Eye
inti
/inti/
Hand
gaba
/ɡaba/
Heart
qalbe
/qalbe/
Love
kaxano
/kaħano/
Tree
caar
/ħaːr/
House
kalo
/kalo/
Dog
kare
/kaɾe/
Cat
dummu
/dummu/
Eat
niitan
/niːtan/
Drink
yaaqab
/jaːʕab/
One
inki
/inki/
Two
lammá
/lamˈma/
Hello
malaal
/malaːl/
Thank you
galatto
/ɡalatto/
Good
meqe
/meʕe/
Words compared
Compared with related Afro-Asiatic (Cushitic, East) languages
| Meaning | Saho | Afar | Oromo | Sidamo | Gedeo | Cia-Cia | Old Tagalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | lee /leː/ | lee /leː/ | bishaan /biʃaːn/ | waayyo /waːjːo/ | woyye /wojːe/ | we'e /weʔe/ | ᜆᜓᜊᜒᜄ᜔ /tubiɡ/ |
| Fire | gira /ɡira/ | gira /ɡira/ | ibidda /ibidːa/ | giiraa /ɡiːraː/ | gira /ɡiɾa/ | api /api/ | ᜀᜉᜓᜌ᜔ /apuj/ |
| Sun | ayro /ajɾo/ | ayró /ajɾo/ | aduu /aduː/ | arrishshe /arːiʃːe/ | ayyaʼne /ajːaʔne/ | holeo /holeo/ | ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ /araw/ |
| Moon | alsa /alsa/ | alsá /alsa/ | jiʼa /dʒiʔa/ | agana /aɡana/ | agina /aɡina/ | wula /wula/ | ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔ /buwan/ |
| Star | cutuk /ħutuk/ | cutuk /ħutuk/ | urjii /urdʒiː/ | beeddakko /beːdːakko/ | urje /urdʒe/ | wicuko /witʃuko/ | ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜁᜈ᜔ /bituʔin/ |
| Mother | ina /ina/ | iná /iˈna/ | haadha /haːɗa/ | ama /ama/ | aaki /aːki/ | ina /ina/ | ᜁᜈ /ina/ |
| Father | abba /abba/ | abbá /abːa/ | abbaa /abːaː/ | anna /anːa/ | eke /eke/ | ama /ama/ | ᜀᜋ /ama/ |
| I | anu /ʔanu/ | anu /anu/ | ani /ani/ | ani /ani/ | ani /ani/ | indau /indau/ | ᜀᜃᜓ /ako/ |
| You | atu /ʔatu/ | atu /atu/ | ati /ati/ | ati /ati/ | ati /ati/ | iso'o /isoʔo/ | ᜁᜃᜏ᜔ /ikaw/ |
| Name | migaq /miɡaːʕ/ | migaaq /migaːʕ/ | maqaa /makʼaː/ | suʼma /suʔma/ | su'ma /suʔma/ | ngea /ŋea/ | ᜅᜎᜈ᜔ /ŋalan/ |
| Eye | inti /inti/ | intí /inti/ | ija /idʒa/ | ille /ilːe/ | ille /ilːe/ | mata /mata/ | ᜋᜆ /mata/ |
| Hand | gaba /ɡaba/ | gabá /ɡaba/ | harka /haɾka/ | anga /anɡa/ | anga /aŋɡa/ | lima /lima/ | ᜃᜋᜌ᜔ /kamaj/ |
| Heart | qalbe /qalbe/ | lubbí /lubːi/ | onnee /onːeː/ | wodanaa /wodanaː/ | wodana /wodana/ | lalo /lalo/ | ᜉᜓᜐᜓ /puso/ |
| Love | kaxano /kaħano/ | kacanú /kaħanu/ | jaalala /dʒaːlala/ | baxa /batʼa/ | baxxa /baxːa/ | pe'elu /peʔelu/ | ᜁᜊᜒᜄ᜔ /ibiɡ/ |
| Tree | caar /ħaːr/ | caxá /ħaɖa/ | muka /muka/ | haqqe /haqːe/ | haqqa /haqːa/ | sau /sau/ | ᜃᜑᜓᜌ᜔ /kahoj/ |
| House | kalo /kalo/ | qarí /ʕari/ | mana /mana/ | mine /mine/ | mine /mine/ | ka'ana /kaʔana/ | ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ /bahaj/ |
| Dog | kare /kaɾe/ | kuduú /kuduː/ | saree /saɾeː/ | minceeti /mintʃeːti/ | kaneessa /kaneːsːa/ | au /au/ | ᜀᜐᜓ /aso/ |
| Cat | dummu /dummu/ | dummú /dummu/ | adurree /aduɾːeː/ | adurree /adurːeː/ | adurre /aduɾːe/ | mbuta /mbuta/ | ᜉᜓᜐ /pusa/ |
| Eat | niitan /niːtan/ | akmé /akme/ | nyaachuu /ɲaːtʃuː/ | itaa /itaː/ | ittu /itːu/ | ma'a /maʔa/ | ᜃᜁᜈ᜔ /kain/ |
| Drink | yaaqab /jaːʕab/ | kibé /kibe/ | dhuguu /ɗuɡuː/ | aguraa /aɡuraː/ | agittu /aɡitːu/ | poroku /poroku/ | ᜁᜈᜓᜋ᜔ /inom/ |
| One | inki /inki/ | enek /enek/ | tokko /tokːo/ | mitto /mitːo/ | mitto /mitːo/ | ise /ise/ | ᜁᜐ /isa/ |
| Two | lammá /lamˈma/ | namma /namːa/ | lama /lama/ | lame /lame/ | lame /lame/ | rua /rua/ | ᜇᜎᜏ /dalaˈwa/ |
| Hello | malaal /malaːl/ | nagá /naɡa/ | akkam /akːam/ | nagaa yi'ne /naɡaː jiʔne/ | mooye /moːje/ | Assalamu'alaikum /asalamu ʔalaikum/ | ᜋᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ /mabuhaj/ |
| Thank you | galatto /ɡalatto/ | qungúsa /ʕuŋɡusa/ | galatoomi /ɡalatoːmi/ | gali'ne /ɡaliʔne/ | galaata /ɡalaːta/ | tarima kasi /tarima kasi/ | ᜐᜎᜋᜆ᜔ /salamat/ |
| Good | meqe /meʕe/ | meqé /meʕe/ | gaarii /ɡaːriː/ | danchu /dantʃu/ | danee /daneː/ | umela /umela/ | ᜋᜊᜓᜆᜒ /mabuti/ |
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